But he notes that the park service does communicate with the Coast Guard and the surrounding water is frequently monitored by NPS staff should any significant leakage occur. Even without the oil, the Arizona, if left alone, would not be there forever. The wreckage is currently in sound structural condition, thanks in part to the way the ocean and its inhabitants have adapted to its presence.
But every steel structure in the ocean will eventually reach a point where it corrodes and collapses, he says. Researchers who have been studying how to preserve, manage and monitor the ship for more than a decade, as part of the U. Arizona Preservation Project, note the ship is already corroding but they do not know yet when exactly it may collapse. The Arizona is not the only sunken shipwreck that still has oil on board. The two leaders paying homage together symbolized a powerful gesture of peace for many.
Servicemembers who were assigned to the Arizona the day it was attacked by the Japanese can choose to have their remains left in the sunken ship. So far, 43 have already opted to do so, Blount says. Today, only three survivors of the attack who were onboard the U. Arizona are still alive and they have all indicated that they want to be buried in a family cemetery, according to Blount.
But Lauren Bruner , a survivor of the attack on the vessel who died in September, chose to have his ashes interred on the wreckage.
Write to Sanya Mansoor at sanya. Arizona After Pearl Harbor? The battleship U. By Sanya Mansoor. Coins from many nations rest on the white galley floor tiles directly beneath the U. Arizona 's memorial. Imaging specialists from marine imaging technologies examine an officer's uniform. The uniform was discovered on U. The masts and superstructure were removed for scrap and the two turrets aft were salvaged for use at shore batteries on Hawaii.
The forward part of the ship had received the most damage, and only the guns of turret two were removed while turret one was left in place. On December 1, , the ship was stricken from the registry of US Navy vessels. In the years immediately following the end of World War II, the wreck was largely ignored. In , the tradition of raising and lowering the colors over the ship daily was started, and momentum gradually began to build toward providing a memorial for the ship and those who died on her.
In , legislation was passed authorizing the Navy to erect a memorial and allowing it to accept donations toward that goal. Among the many noteworthy contributions were several generous ones from Hawaii's legislature and a concert by Elvis Presley. It will observe a moment of silence at a. It's reverent. And it makes me think not just of him but of the other people. It's hard to imagine that all of the sudden, all of these people are gone," Ted Langdell said.
Bruner didn't know who was attacking until the planes got close enough for him to see the red Rising Sun insignia on their sides. The aircraft shot at "everything in sight," he said. Then an explosion tore through his battle station. Bruner and several fellow shipmates shouted to a sailor on the ship moored next to the Arizona to toss over some rope. The six of them used the rope to carry themselves hand-over-hand to the USS Vestal feet away. All of them made it, becoming six of the sailors and Marines on the Arizona to survive.
Bruner spent months recovering from burns. He later spoke to school groups and others about his ordeal. His friend Ed Hoeschen, who often accompanied him on these visits, said Bruner never did it for the fame and glory. Just remember the men of the Arizona.
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